FRC 3959 presents Ballista

[Tim Sharp]

bal·lis·ta
bəˈlistə/

noun: ballista; plural noun: ballistae; plural noun: ballistas

a catapult used in ancient warfare for hurling large stones.



Our students are very proud of their robot and their mentors are very proud of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53EK0d_QBFw

[sonichammer7476]

Easily our best robot to date. And weve been to Worlds for the past two years, so do the math. We will add a blue banner this year. You might wanna give this video a watch.

[MARS_James]

So two questions after watching the video, I saw the test of the tape measure climber, did you decide to implement it or no? and Why is there what appears to be a broom turned upright on the back of your robot?

[Tim Sharp]

Originally Posted by MARS_James

So two questions after watching the video, I saw the test of the tape measure climber, did you decide to implement it or no? and Why is there what appears to be a broom turned upright on the back of your robot?

We will not have the tape measure climber for our first regional. We hope to have it ready for Rocket City.

That is an upside down broom on the back of our robot. It is a pretty good way to help guide the balls into the proper position while maintaining the ability to go under the low bar.

[Tim Sharp]

Originally Posted by MARS_James

and Why is there what appears to be a broom turned upright on the back of your robot?

I have been informed that the item you are referring to isn't a broom. It is extruded monofilament PET. It ceased to be a broom when we cut the handle off.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by sonichammer7476

Easily our best robot to date. And weve been to Worlds for the past two years, so do the math. We will add a blue banner this year. You might wanna give this video a watch.

Humility

[kmodos]

Looks like an interesting bot, but that ball is way to loose for my comfort.

[philso]

Originally Posted by kmodos

Looks like an interesting bot, but that ball is way to loose for my comfort.

Yes. We had the same problem in 2014 and were never able to get consistent shots into a much larger goal (compared to the ball/boulder). We surveyed several of the top teams in Tesla and Archimedes Divisions at Championship last year and they all stated that absolute control of the gamepiece was necessary to be successful.

[Rebecca Pelzer]

Originally Posted by kmodos

Looks like an interesting bot, but that ball is way to loose for my comfort.

I believe we actually have part of our withholding allowance dedicated to things that keep the ball as stationary as possible, though don't take my word for that!

[sonichammer7476]

Originally Posted by Rebecca Pelzer

I believe we actually have part of our withholding allowance dedicated to things that keep the ball as stationary as possible, though don't take my word for that!

Yes, we have a little arm just for that purpose.

[Ed Sparks]

Originally Posted by kmodos

Looks like an interesting bot, but that ball is way to loose for my comfort.

We had a plan to manage this ...... just wasn't manufactured in time for the video.

Originally Posted by hrench

Might have to work on humility....

Re-orientation has been completed..... Penalty phase will begin at our next regional ..... 4 hours hard labor at the safety glasses table.

Looking forward to getting out of the shop and into some regional events. See you all soon!

[sonichammer7476]

I apologize for sounding cocky, I'm just incredibly excited for this year and very proud of our robot. You can ask anyone on our team, this is very out of character for me. Thanks for being understanding

[The_ShamWOW88]

Originally Posted by sonichammer7476

Easily our best robot to date. And weve been to Worlds for the past two years, so do the math. We will add a blue banner this year. You might wanna give this video a watch.

Impressive robot!

Just remember, there are 3000+ teams saying the same thing. Good luck at your competitions!

[Nick.kremer]

Originally Posted by sonichammer7476

Easily our best robot to date. And weve been to Worlds for the past two years, so do the math. We will add a blue banner this year. You might wanna give this video a watch.

You may want to look up Gracious Professionalism

[BasherBot21]

Originally Posted by sonichammer7476

Easily our best robot to date. And weve been to Worlds for the past two years, so do the math. We will add a blue banner this year. You might wanna give this video a watch.

#humility